these_o term_n of_o our_o reformation_n what_o shall_v we_o plead_v with_o a_o good_a conscience_n to_o bring_v recusant_n to_o church_n it_o will_v be_v say_v that_o the_o pope_n be_v antichrist_n and_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n all_o i_o idolater_n that_o there_o can_v be_v no_o question_n of_o abandon_v idolatry_n and_o antichrist_n but_o be_v there_o no_o question_n of_o hold_v the_o true_a faith_n of_o continue_v a_o true_a church_n part_v with_o idolatry_n and_o antichrist_n be_v papist_n idolater_n and_o the_o pope_n antichrist_n a_o thousand_o time_n the_o reason_n and_o the_o rule_n of_o reform_v the_o church_n will_v be_v where_o it_o be_v and_o will_v require_v that_o it_o be_v so_o reform_v as_o to_o continue_v a_o member_n of_o one_o catholic_n church_n as_o it_o be_v unreformed_a save_v the_o unity_n which_o can_v be_v hold_v without_o the_o consent_n of_o those_o that_o will_v not_o be_v reform_v not_o that_o i_o grant_v the_o pretence_n of_o idolatry_n and_o 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be_v so_o call_v it_o have_v be_v one_o church_n of_o all_o nation_n by_o virtue_n of_o the_o conversion_n of_o the_o gentile_n when_o heresy_n spring_v up_o as_o tare_n among_o the_o corn_n than_o be_v it_o call_v catholic_n for_o distinction_n sake_n it_o be_v visible_a that_o the_o true_a faith_n be_v spread_v all_o over_o heresy_n and_o schism_n prevail_v but_o here_o and_o there_o where_o they_o be_v raise_v so_o if_o a_o heretic_n or_o schismatic_a be_v ask_v the_o way_n to_o the_o catholic_n church_n he_o dare_v not_o have_v show_v the_o way_n to_o his_o own_o say_v s._n austin_n nor_o be_v it_o a_o question_n to_o be_v ask_v a_o christian_a why_o the_o true_a church_n shall_v be_v catholic_n the_o answer_n be_v so_o obvious_a that_o it_o be_v aposiolick_a say_v why_o the_o faith_n preach_v by_o the_o apostle_n prevail_v why_o the_o communion_n settle_v by_o their_o authority_n whereas_o heresy_n and_o schism_n be_v know_v but_o here_o and_o there_o and_o you_o have_v say_v why_o the_o true_a church_n be_v catholic_n we_o that_o profess_v the_o reformation_n be_v agree_v that_o this_o provision_n of_o god_n goodness_n be_v no_o promise_n of_o god_n against_o man_n malice_n that_o corruption_n may_v become_v catholic_n for_o the_o present_a age_n though_o not_o from_o the_o apostle_n this_o be_v the_o common_a ground_n of_o reform_v the_o church_n if_o the_o measure_n and_o bound_n which_o it_o limit_v be_v also_o common_a all_o our_o division_n be_v at_o a_o end_n nor_o can_v any_o private_a spirit_n expound_v the_o scripture_n without_o these_o bound_n derogate_a from_o it_o it_o be_v a_o sufficient_a prejudice_n against_o any_o interpretation_n of_o scripture_n that_o it_o stand_v not_o with_o the_o faith_n and_o with_o the_o law_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n s._n paul_n challenge_v the_o prophet_n at_o corinth_n to_o show_v themselves_o spiritual_a man_n by_o submit_v to_o his_o order_n have_v say_v that_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o prophet_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o prophet_n and_o infer_v that_o all_o their_o spirit_n be_v to_o be_v subject_a to_o he_o be_v a_o apostle_n 1_o cor._n fourteen_o 32_o 36_o 37._o the_o same_o be_v the_o case_n to_o the_o world_n end_n the_o promise_n of_o our_o lord_n behold_v i_o be_o with_o you_o to_o the_o world_n end_n be_v make_v to_o the_o apostle_n and_o to_o all_o that_o shall_v be_v christ_n disciple_n and_o learn_v of_o the_o apostle_n to_o do_v all_o that_o he_o have_v command_v mat._n xxviii_o 19_o 20._o for_o who_o can_v think_v he_o continue_v in_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o apostle_n depart_v from_o their_o authority_n in_o any_o thing_n subject_a to_o their_o authority_n or_o what_o be_v not_o subject_a to_o their_o authority_n except_v that_o which_o our_o lord_n have_v command_v before_o he_o give_v they_o their_o authority_n his_o own_o command_v be_v the_o condition_n of_o salvation_n their_o authority_n the_o mean_v provide_v to_o enable_v we_o to_o attain_v it_o by_o observe_v and_o learn_v his_o command_n so_o as_o it_o be_v heresy_n to_o depart_v from_o the_o faith_n which_o they_o preach_v so_o be_v it_o schism_n to_o depart_v from_o the_o authority_n which_o they_o leave_v in_o the_o church_n till_o the_o world_n end_n be_v not_o the_o catholic_n church_n he_o warrant_v to_o particular_a church_n they_o can_v not_o reform_v themselves_o without_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o whole_a but_o see_v abuse_n be_v and_o be_v visible_a at_o the_o reformation_n it_o be_v necessary_a to_o grant_v that_o particular_a church_n and_o secular_a power_n by_o who_o law_n they_o subsist_v may_v restore_v that_o which_o may_v appear_v to_o have_v be_v decay_v but_o it_o be_v also_o necessary_a to_o say_v that_o reformation_n be_v the_o restore_a of_o that_o which_o be_v not_o the_o introduce_v of_o that_o which_o be_v not_o chap._n iu._n that_o
can_v have_v power_n to_o introduce_v any_o thing_n for_o reformation_n in_o the_o church_n but_o that_o which_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n either_o injoyn_v or_o allow_v not_o as_o if_o the_o least_o tittle_n of_o scripture_n be_v not_o enough_o to_o warrant_v that_o which_o it_o injoyn_v to_o be_v the_o reformation_n of_o the_o church_n but_o whereas_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o scripture_n be_v that_o which_o remain_v questionable_a not_o the_o authority_n of_o it_o that_o nothing_o can_v be_v the_o true_a sense_n of_o the_o scripture_n which_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o whole_a church_n contradict_v and_o therefore_o that_o though_o there_o be_v a_o appearance_n of_o truth_n in_o such_o a_o sense_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o for_o a_o christian_a kingdom_n to_o enact_v it_o for_o law_n till_o it_o be_v due_o debate_v and_o that_o be_v do_v it_o will_v infallible_o appear_v in_o all_o which_o in_o most_o thing_n appear_v already_o that_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o whole_a 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